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　　1．Ancient people in France and Spain painted pictures on walls of caves probably because ．

　　A．they loved animals

　　B．they enjoyed seeing pictures

　　C．they preferred painting pictures to telling stories

　　D．they thought pictures helpful

　　【解析】　细节理解题。由第一段的句子Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals.可知在岩壁上绘画是因为这些画被认为在捕捉动物的时候是有用的。

　　【答案】　D

　　2．From this passage we know that ．

　　A．the Egyptian signs made a particular alphabet come into being

　　B．the Roman alphabet was developed from Egyptian alphabet

　　C．Egypt is well­known for their comic­strip stories

　　D．people in other parts of the world copied their writing system from the Egyptians

　　【解析】　细节理解题。从第二段的句子They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.可知埃及的符号后来变成了一种特殊的字母。选A。

　　【答案】　A

　　3．In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures ．

　　A．should be made comprehensible

　　B．are of much use in our life

　　C．should be made interesting

　　D．are disappearing from our life

【解析】　细节理解题。从短文的最后一句Pictures help us to understand and